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en-us​Halle Berry in the Miss World 1986 - The Unknown Story!<p>By the early 2000s Halle Berry set precedent and made Miss World history when she became the first former beauty queen to win an Academy Award. Since 1995 Berry, who won the 1986 Miss USA World, has had a strong influence on beauty contestants as well as black performers on both sides of Atlantic. In addition to being one of the great actresses of the 21st century, Berry will be remembered as one of the most beautiful black representatives in Miss World history, alongside Aretha Rocke (Trinidad & Tobago's delegate in 1982) and Jennifer Hosten (Miss World 1970) as well as Kayonga "Benita" Mureka (Zaire's contestant in 1985) and<a href="http://www.chrr.us/" style="font-size: 14px;">Veronique Caloc</a>(Miss France 1998). In 1998, the Miss USA Organization conferred Halle Berry the "Distinguished Achievement Award"; it is awarded to a former beauty queen who distinguishes herself by performance and influence in America.<br></p><p></p><p>Miss United States of America</p><p></p><p>Halle Berry first attracted attention at the beginning of 1986 when she reached the finals of Miss USA Universe -- one of the world's top beauty contest awards -- in Miami,Florida. But before she could do that in this year, she had won two beauty pageant awards: Miss Teen All American Pageant 1985 and then Miss Ohio USA. In Miami, former host to the Miss Universe Pageant, the young Berry, who served as her own manager, finished second, ahead of 49 of America's most beautiful and talented candidates. Each delegate was judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown, and interview. The judges were Rene Enriquez (Nicaraguan-born actor), Michael Young (performer), Kimberly Tomes (Miss Texas and Miss USA Universe 1977), Dave Robinson (singer), Waymon Tisdale (former basketball player), Mai Shanley (Miss New Mexico and Miss USA 1984), John Callahan (actor), Maria Remenyi (Miss California and Miss USA 1966), Christopher Hewett (actor), Miriam Stevenson (Miss South Carolina & Miss Universe 1954), Carol Connors (singer), and John Bolger (actor).</p><p></p><p>Results:</p><p></p><p>Preliminaries</p><p></p><p>1-Texas 9.076 points</p><p></p><p>2-Halle Berry (Ohio) 8.640</p><p></p><p>3-Mississippi 8.530</p><p></p><p>4-Illinois 8.493</p><p></p><p>5-South Carolina 8.443</p><p></p><p>6-Georgia 8.440</p><p></p><p>7-California 8.436</p><p></p><p>8-North Carolina 8.426</p><p></p><p>9-Oklahoma 8.356</p><p></p><p>10-Wyoming 8.301</p><p></p><p>Results: Second Round</p><p></p><p>Interview..................Swimsuit.................Evening Gown</p><p></p><p>1.Ohio 9.230....................1.Texas 9.610............1.Texas 9.510</p><p></p><p>2.Mississippi 9.215..........2.Ohio 9.240...............2.Ohio 9.360</p><p></p><p>3.Texas 9.100...................3.Califor. 8.970.........3.Califor. 9.177</p><p></p><p>4.Georgia 8.780................4.Georgia 8.910........4.Geor. 8.760</p><p></p><p>5.SCarolina 8.744.............5.SC 8.870...................5.NC 8.820</p><p></p><p>6.Illinois 8.588...................6.NC 8.770...................6.SC 8.760</p><p></p><p>7.Oklahoma 8.480.............7.Okla. 8.730..............7.Miss. 8.660</p><p></p><p>8.Califor. 8.266..............8.Illinois 8.580.............8.Illinois 8.610</p><p></p><p>9.NC 8.280........................9.Mississippi 8.570......9.Okla. 8.490</p><p></p><p>10.Wyoming 7.890.........10.Wyo. 8.370.............10.Wyo. 8.190</p><p></p><p>Average:</p><p></p><p>1.Texas 9.406</p><p></p><p>2. Halle Berry, Miss Ohio 9.226</p><p></p><p>3.Georgia 8.853</p><p></p><p>4.Mississippi 8.815</p><p></p><p>5.California 8.804</p><p></p><p>6.South Carolina 8.791</p><p></p><p>7.North Carolina 8.597</p><p></p><p>8.Illinois 8.593</p><p></p><p>9.Oklahoma 8.567</p><p></p><p>10.Wyoming 8.150</p><p></p><p>Final Results:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.missinternationalus.com/">Miss USA Universe 1986</a>: Christy Fichtner (Dallas, Texas)</p><p></p><p>First Runner-up: Halle Berry (Ohio)</p><p></p><p>Second Runner-up: Tammi Tesh (Georgia)</p><p></p><p>Third Runner-up: Cindy Williams (Mississippi)</p><p></p><p>Fourth Runner-up: Kelly Parsons (California)</p><p></p><p>Special Awards</p><p></p><p>Miss Photogenic: Beth King (Miss Wyoming)</p><p></p><p>Miss Congeniality:Lisa Summerour-Perry (Miss New Jersey)</p><p></p><p>Because of her outstanding performance, Berry competed in Miss World 1986 in England. She was named delegate to the States to replace Brenda Denton, Miss New Mexico and Miss USA World, who had placed third in Britain in late 1985. Berry's performance at the 35Th Miss United States comes as little surprise to the people who have followed the American contest; a result that had seemed almost impossible a few decades earlier. In the 70s and early 80s, three beauty pageant organizations had had black queens, but the Miss USA Organization did not make it until 1990, when the statuesque Carole Gist, who stands 1.82m tall, won the national trophy.</p><p></p><p>Sixteen years to the day before Miss USA 1986 Jennifer Hosten, a native from Grenada -an English-speaking Island on the Caribbean Sea - became the first black entrant to be crowned Miss World. But she was not the only one. By the end of the 1970s, Gina Ann Casandra Swaisson of Bermuda, another "Caribbean Queen", won the global award in Great Britain. Two years ago, on July 26, 1977 Janelle Commissiong, Miss Trinidad Tobago -- according to the New York Times "the black bombshell" - had become the first black winner in the 26-year history of Miss Universe. Then, in 1984, Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America in Atlantic City, but her reign ended prematurely and was replaced by Suzette Charles, another black beauty.</p><p></p><p>Halle Berry in the Miss World 1986!</p><p></p><p>The final ceremony on 13 November, 1986, was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London before a crowd 8,000 spectators. About 77 countries and dependencies took part in this contest, including Gambia, Tonga and Isle of Man. In November 1986 Berry broke precedents by taking part in the global contest, where she finished among the top sixth. It was the first time in Miss World's history that America sent a black entrant to London, home to the Miss World Organization.</p><p></p><p>There were some interesting anecdotes: Miss Bolivia, Claudia Arevalo Ayala, was a member of one of the most important Bolivian Volleyball clubs; Miss Ecuador was an English-teacher and a fashion model in her homeland; and Gibraltar, a tiny British dependency in Europe, became the smallest territory on the planet to send a representative to London. Curiously Maria Juarist Mateo Begoña, Miss Venezuela, had the most expensive evening gown in the event. Valued at no less than US$ 16,000! On the other hand, Poland sent a delegate to the global contest -- in a land where the beauty contests had been traditionally forbidden by the Communist regimes. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, a nation in crisis for years, also participated.There were 17 black entries from Africa, Europe and the Americas. It was the first time that France had sent a black delegate to the Miss World Pageant.</p><p></p><p>However the British pageant should not be left without making mention of Halle Berry. She was also the first black woman from an industrialized nation to make the semi-finals in the Miss World Pageant. Ohio's Berry became the 36th American delegate to compete in Miss World, a contest where the USA did not have a great performance. In 1972, Lynda Carter - a famous entertainer in the late 70s and early 80s - was semi-finalist. On November 23, 1973, Miss USA, Marjorie Wallace, defeated Miss Philippines, Evangeline Pascual, and became Miss World. In the mid-70s, the States had suffered a serious setback when Annelise Ilschenko and Kimberly Marre Foley failed to make it into the semi-finals. Then, in the following years America could not win the title.</p><p></p><p>Since the start of the global event, Halle Berry was considered a leading candidate for the international title, along with Linda Marie McManus of New Zealand, Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde of Trinidad & Tobago, Maria Juarist Begoña of Venezuela, Alison Louise Slack of the United Kingdom, Roberta Pereira of Brazil, and Margot Montt of Chile.</p><p></p><p>Two and half weeks prior to the global contest, Berry and other 76 entries made a swimming photo shoot in Macao, a former Portuguese colony in Asia. At her arrival in Macao she was welcomed by a crowd of about 200 cheering well-wishers who saluted her with the traditional blessing: "Ni hao" (hello in Chinese).</p><p></p><p>In the first round, Miss USA World 1986 finished third in scoring, after Venezuela's Maria Juarist Mateo Begoña and New Zealand's Linda Marie McManus. Berry received 42 points to 46 Miss Venezuela and 44 for Miss New Zealand. South America's delegate, Berry's main rival, had been well-prepared for over a year by Osmel Sousa, the world's most successful beauty pageant director in the latter half of the 20th century.</p><p></p><p>In the second round, Halle Berry had 27 points in the Swimsuit Competition.</p><p></p><p>Results:</p><p></p><p>1-Miss Ireland 39 points</p><p></p><p>2-Miss Trinidad & Tobago 34 points</p><p></p><p>3-Miss Austria 33 points</p><p></p><p>4-Miss Venezuela 30 points</p><p></p><p>5-United Kingdom 30 points</p><p></p><p>6-Miss Denmark 29 points</p><p></p><p>7-Miss New Zealand points</p><p></p><p>8-Miss USA Halle Berry: 27 points</p><p></p><p>9-Miss Ecuador 27 points</p><p></p><p>10-Miss Panama 22 points</p><p></p><p>11-Miss Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia) 21 points</p><p></p><p>12-Miss Philippines 20 points</p><p></p><p>13- Miss Costa Rica 20 points</p><p></p><p>14-Miss Colombia 20 points</p><p></p><p>15-Miss Swaziland 20 points</p><p></p><p>Final Results:</p><p></p><p>Miss World 1986: Giselle Laronde (Trinidad & Tobago)</p><p></p><p>First Runner-up: Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Denmark)</p><p></p><p>Second Runner-up: Chantal Schreiber (Austria)</p><p></p><p>Finalists:</p><p></p><p>Miss New Zealand</p><p></p><p>Miss Venezuela</p><p></p><p>Miss USA</p><p></p><p>Miss Ecuador</p><p></p><p>Special Awards:</p><p></p><p>Miss Photogenic: Rosemary Elizabeth Thompson (Ireland)</p><p></p><p>Miss Personality: Dominique Martinez (Gibraltar)</p><p></p><p>Continental Queens</p><p></p><p>Miss Africa: Illana Faye Lapidos (Miss Swaziland)</p><p></p><p>Miss Asia: Sherry Rose Byrne (Miss Philippines)</p><p></p><p>Miss Europe: Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Denmark)</p><p></p><p>Miss Americas: Giselle Laronde (Trinidad & Tobago)</p><p></p><p>Miss Oceania: Lynda Marie McManus (New Zealand)</p><p></p><p>Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer. Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry. He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called "The Dictator and Alicia Alonso". He is an expert on foreign affairs. Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book<a href="http://www.americantrendspotter.com/">encyclopedia in Latin America</a>.</p>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:54:00 -0600http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3983023/halle-berry-in-the-miss-world-1986-the-unknown-story
http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3983023/halle-berry-in-the-miss-world-1986-the-unknown-story​Guy Talk And The Business Women<p>Women managers, women business owners and other business women must<br></p><p>sometimes contend with unenlightened behavior and attitudes from male </p><p>colleagues.</p><p></p><p>You can either choose to get your dander up each time, which induces stress and </p><p>health issues that hurt you (not the guy) or figure out how to deal effectively with it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Business Communication That Excludes</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.inventorsbusinesscenter.com/">Women in business</a>sometimes find themselves in the situation where the </p><p>conversation turns to subjects that exclude her, such as sports, hunting, etc. Now, </p><p>while not all business women will feel excluded from some or any of these subjects, </p><p>there are certainly times when they do get excluded in male-dominated </p><p>conversations.</p><p></p><p>What choices do you have in these situations? 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Women business owners can also find this difficult to handle because </p><p>they are afraid of losing the prospect or client.</p><p></p><p>But all women in business are in an excellent position to improve the business </p><p>environment by taking positive action when faced with an offensive situation.</p><p></p><p>If you are present at a business meeting when someone makes offensive or </p><p>prejudicial comments, just do this. Say, in a matter-of-fact but non-judgmental </p><p>manner, "Hey, folks, we all know this line of conversation isn't appropriate and has </p><p>nothing to do with the business at hand so let's move on." Then proceed on some </p><p>point with the discussion at hand by drawing other people into the conversation. </p><p>You have taken several actions at the same time.</p><p></p><p>You have established that the comments are not<a href="http://www.worldvisionperu.com/">tolerated</a>.</p><p>By using, "we", you have included everyone in your statement.</p><p>You have redirected the discussion and taken the spotlight off the offensive remarks(s), giving everyone an easy opportunity to move on.</p><p>You have warned the offender without subjecting him or her to overt criticism or discomfort.</p><p>Although it may take courage, any business woman can use this strategy, whether </p><p>she is leading the meeting or simply participating. 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Unless the guy is specifically trying to get your goat (which does happen </p><p>sometimes) you have no real need to pay any attention to him.</p><p></p><p>If he is trying to stir you up, you can simply look calmly at him and say "Please stop. </p><p>You are making yourself look foolish and wasting our time when we could be </p><p>figuring out a way to ....(whatever you're trying to do)" and then move quickly to </p><p>discussing the topic at hand. He'll most likely begin to feel like a fool and back off.</p><p></p><p>You can take control of the situation. Either choose to ignore them, calmly call </p><p>them on it and move on or fire them. You'll find your life is more stress free and </p><p>more productive when you become the person with the real power.</p><p></p><p>Roxanne is managing partner of WomenCorp an international women’s leadership development company that provides experiential learning programs for women who want to succeed in business and life.</p><p></p><p>Click here [<a href="http://www.businesswomanusa.com/">http://www.businesswomanusa.com</a>] to receive WomenCorp’s free newsletter.</p>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:37:00 -0500http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3977937/guy-talk-and-the-business-women
http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3977937/guy-talk-and-the-business-women​Top Six Free Online Tools a Digital Content Writer Should Use<p>Whether you are a budding writer or a veteran trying to craft an evergreen piece of art there are various kinds of free online tools that you could use.<br></p><p></p><p>Let's have a quick-look at the top six free utility based<a href="http://www.effectiveonlinemarketingsolutions.com/">online tools</a>for writers:</p><p></p><p><strong>Dropbox -</strong> This free service allows users to store up to 2GB worth of data on a folder. With a multiple number of word documents and edited versions become a common feature in the life of a writer, this tool is an excellent way to maintain consolidated files within groups of people. Whether you are freelancing or working within a company, this folder is easily shared with clients, colleagues and other stakeholders allowing participants to get access to information on the go. Available on PCs as well as smart phones, this surprisingly prompt to configure tool is rather convenient to use.</p><p></p><p><strong>Red Room -</strong> It is considered as a<a href="http://www.columbuschamberdirectory.com/">social network</a>primarily for writers who can maintain pages and get acquainted with their readers. This is packed with various kinds of blogs, videos, events and essays. The intoxication of Red Room increases with your access to it. The more you access, the more engaged you would feel.</p><p></p><p><strong>Evernote -</strong> Evernote is one such effective online tool that allows users to take notes as well as clip some parts of certain websites from the computer. This can be used even in case you want to use it through a cell phone. Another feature about Evernote is that it has unique search tool which makes it easier for the user to source photographs or notes from the desktop.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Imagination Prompt Generator -</strong> This is a right type of inspirational tool for writers who are at times faced with problems like writer's block. You can find a solution to such kinds of writing obstructions by making use of<a href="http://www.worldtechinc.com/">online</a>prompts of ideas. All you need to do is to click through imagination prompt generator and generate various ideas to your set of questions like "Whether God exists?" or "If your pet could speak to you?"</p><p></p><p><strong>EssentialPIM -</strong> This is yet another important tool for content<a href="http://www.writingart.org/">writers</a>to manage their events, notes, to-do lists, writing ideas and reviews. This acts like a comprehensive tool that plays a multi-functional role of syncing up your writings with an iPod, or Palm device or even for that matter with Google Calendar Outlook.</p><p></p><p><strong>Google Calendar -</strong> Google Calender is where a writer can share events. Whether it is your editor or some partners, you can share information or zero in on an event with an online calendar. This works well with other productivity as well as CRM tools. Here the events are<a href="http://www.onlinecomputersworld.com/">stored online</a>, and they can be viewed from any location that has an internet access. This is basically promotes sharing and collaboration amongst groups.</p><p></p><p>While there are a number of online tools for writers of various types, what is important is to use them properly. Right from blogging platforms to networking websites, the supply of such tools is ample. The only requirement from a writer is to have an observer's eye.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ayesha is a seasoned writer, and part</strong> of<a href="http://www.futureofdigitalcontent.com/">http://www.futureofdigitalcontent.com</a> wherein she helps clients and agencies with their writing needs. You can reach her for content related to websites, newsletters, SEO content, article writing, essays, social calendars, LinkedIn postings and more.</p>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:41:00 -0500http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3977943/top-six-free-online-tools-a-digital-content-writer-should-use
http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3977943/top-six-free-online-tools-a-digital-content-writer-should-use​Why Parents Should Monitor Their Children Online<p><br></p><p></p><p>However, this problem will not simply be solved by the passing of policy. Parents need to play a bigger role in the over site of their children. After all, technology is moving faster than any government agency would ever hope to and there are no signs of this changing. If parents monitor their children while using the internet, it can help to prevent a child from wondering too far from the good resources on the internet.</p><p></p><p>The adolescents of today are the first generation to be raised in a world where<a href="http://www.anytemplate.us/">computers</a>are a common entity in classrooms and homes. This is a big change to generations prior where technology did not overlap into all areas of our lives. In addition to the tremendous benefits that technology offers, including access to information and educational resources, the increased immersion of students into a digital age has also contributed to the evolution of new participants in and witnesses to the emergence of social problems in the cyber world (Berson, Berson, & Ferron, 2002).</p><p></p><p>The internet is accessible and popular among youth, no one questions this. What is alarming is that evidence is suggesting that people often make<a href="http://www.broadbandsecurity.org/">online choices</a>that are contrary to their offline behaviors. This phenomenon has broadened the opportunity to engage in violent and abusive behaviors and has dramatically increased the access of potential offenders to a more expansive pool of victims (Federal Bureau of Investigation; http://www.fbi.gov). For this reason parents are the major factor in how their children behave online. Parents must be aware of the actions their children take online including knowing who their children are talking to and the locations they visit.</p><p></p><p>This does not however mean that government doesn't need to take a stand on the cyber violence. Government officials can help eliminate child predators by limiting predator's access to the internet much in the way they are limited to living in areas where there are no schools. If Government really doesn't sit down and take a serious look at these issues the problems will simply continue to grow. An area of law enforcement that is showing positive results is the training of agents that monitor internet chat rooms. These agents pretend to be young boys or girls that would make for an easy victim and arrange sting operations to<a href="http://www.yoursslsource.com/">catch predators</a>.</p><p></p><p>The internet needs to be monitored by law enforcement personnel in order to keep children safe. People that stalk children on the internet need to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. If these predators are not found and charged with the crime the situation will never improve (Benson, 1996). One way this jurisdictional problem could be solved in the United States would be to prosecute under the federal law that prohibits obscenity or harassment using interstate telecommunications devices. One of the problems with this statute is that it does nothing to help the victim being harassed by an international stalker, especially if that person cannot be identified (Benson, 1996).</p><p></p><p>This is still why parents play the most important role of their children in<a href="http://www.getplatform.com/">cyber space</a>. There is simply no law that can be passed that prevents, laws only help to prosecute crimes that have already occurred. So if you're a parent, get involved with what your children are doing online. In order to prevent them from being violated it is a must to stay involved in their computer interactions with friends and strangers. After all there is no real way that to know who you are talking to on the internet by simply believing what the other person says to you.</p>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:40:00 -0500http://jasonreuter.doodlekit.com/blog/entry/3983026/why-parents-should-monitor-their-children-online
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